Luka Bloom - who was born into a famous Irish musical family as Barry
Moore - is now in his 50s, but still has the power to reinvent himself. He's
just spent a year creating his new album, Tribe, with fellow Irishman Simon
O'Reilly, and in it Luka's edginess and tension have dissolved into a much
more spacious and atmospheric landscape.

While Tribe features all original songs, Luka isn't adverse to performing
his own versions of other songwriter's material. "I've just taken on a
Kylie Minogue song - Can't Get You Out of My Head. When you are a solo
singer-songwriter with drums and guitar, it's very easy for people to put
you into a neat little box, hidden away under 'Irish folk' in the back of
the record store, and I've always loved the idea of taking on songs that
people wouldn't expect. Just to try and shake the perception that people
might have of where you belong - break down the borders. I just love the
idea of going into different areas of music and stripping away all of the
glitz, and stripping away all of the effects and stripping a song down to
it's bare essentials and seeing can it hold up? If the song is any good, it
will."

While Luka may not like being filed under 'Irish folk', he's still very
proud of his Irish heritage. "I live in Ireland and I'm quite happy, very
happy that I'm an Irish man. I think there's a lot of Irishness in my songs,
but I never wanted to travel the world as somebody whose primary profession
was the fact that they were Irish. I always felt that somehow that
phenomenon can often take away from the work and take away from the songs
and for me, my working life rises and falls on the strength of the songs.
I'd like to think that my songs can be heard and enjoyed by people of many
different nationalities."

He might be a proud Irishman, but Luka draws the line at over-the-top
Irishness. "I think the Australian-Irish handle the whole thing much more
graciously than is done in America. I mean I don't think you paint rivers
green in Australia, which they do in Chicago on St Patrick's Day and serve
up green spaghetti. I find it all a bit nauseous, to be honest with you."
Related Audio: MP3/RealPlayer/WinPlayerwww.abc.net.au/queensland/conversations

ABC South West Victoria

Ballarat and South West Vic mornings
By Stephen Martin and Megan Connellan
Part 1 :: March 12-16, 2007

Bloom in Port Fairy
After a huge turnout to his performances in Port Fairy reknowned
Irish folk musician Luka Bloom speaks with Megan Connellan
about his music and his first trip to the Port Fairy Folk Festival.
MP3 > www.abc.net.au/southwestvic/storiess1873892.htm

12th March 2007 - Jan Nary interviews and music with Luka Bloom
The doyen of Folk Music in Australia speaks with the incredibly talented Luka Bloom.
Listen to the whole interview and there’s some performance from Luka in there too.
Songs: City in Chicago and Gypsy Music (from Innocence)
MP3 > www.planetradio.com.au/musicinterviews.html

When touring Australian in 2005 Luka said:
"I really love coming to Australia. I think there’s a deep empathy between
Australians and the Irish, something hard to define, but probably evident
within our similar, self-effacing sense of humour. I do always feel at home there."

Luka Bloom is playing at the National Theatre tonight, and next Wednesday (14th March)
and at the Port Fairy Folk Festival this weekend

His new album Tribe is distributed by Shock.

Live music played this morning by Luka Bloom:City of Chicago and No Matter Where You Go, There You Are
Related Audio: MP3 > www.abc.net.au/melbourne

Playlist 1 March 2007Diamond Mountain and To Begin To from TURFDead of Night and Tribe from the new album TRIBE

PBS 106.7 FM - Melbourne, Australia
"For 25 years, PBS-FM has been a beacon of independent, freeform, passionate, real
and unpretentious radio. PBS is a champion of specialist and under-represented music
and is proudly non-corporate, anti-fashion and wanker-free.

PBS announcers are music-loving folks who volunteer their energy, musical knowledge
and vast record collections to prepare in-depth, specialist, music-freak programs. From our
humble inner-city studios, with a small core of staff and an army of dedicated volunteers,
we broadcast 24 hours a day to the wider metropolitan area of Melbourne and beyond, and
stream live to the world here on the web..."

The Equilibrium Radio Show is broadcast on Radio Port Phillip near Melbourne, which goes out
across the Mornington Peninsula and surrounding areas. Laurie West hosts a top
show which presents the great singer-songwriters from the mid 60's to the current day.
The quality music, profiles, live-to-airs and interviews make Laurie's show a must for fans
of singer/songwriting. Each year the Equilibrium Radio Shows feature a regular show opener...
so far they have been George Harrison, Dave Steel, David Crosby and Shane Howard.

This year Luka Bloom will open the 40 regular shows and Marisa Yeaman will
be the opener for the 12 'Home Grown' shows. The last Monday night of each month the
show is called 'Home Grown' and focuses on Australian songwriters...

Equilibrium Radio Shows > www.equilibriumradio.info
Music is a lifeline... Expect the usual unusual every Monday night at 9pm...

Playlist for 02 January 2006

Luka Bloom / No Matter Where You Go, There You Are
Our 2006 show opener

Playlist for 09 January 2006

Luka Bloom / Holy Ground
From Luka's 4th release "Salty Heaven"

Playlist for 16 January 2006

Luka Bloom / To Begin To
From the super album "Turf" back in 1994

Playlist for 23 January 2006

Luka Bloom / Urge For Going
From the covers album "Keeper Of The Flame"

Luka Bloom / The Water Is Wide
From the peaceful release "Before Sleep Comes"Merrilyn Simmons - Luka Bloom - A real fan!Luka Bloom - I Need Love
On the "Acoustic Motorbike" releaseLuka Bloom - Out On A Limb
Back in the Barry Moore days

Laurie West:
"This week I replayed some of the interview I did with Luka Bloom back in 2004.
At that time the album "Before Sleep Comes" had been released and
Luka talked about the creation of that album and how he coped with another
bout of tendonitis by putting these songs together. He also provided a few
laughs when he talked about that first venture to America in 1987.

I will always remember that interview with Luka... I telephoned him at the
pre-arranged time which was around midnight in Ireland and when he did
pick up the phone he admitted he had dozed off on the couch. It was a
fun interview with Luka talking just like he does on stage... from the heart
and with great humour."

Luka Bloom / Don't Be So Hard On Yourself
From the live album "Amsterdam"

Playlist for 26 June 2006

Marisa Yeaman / Didn't Mean To Fall In Love

Playlist for 03 July 2006

Luka Bloom / The Shape Of Love To Come
"Salty Heaven" is a wonderful collection of songs

Playlist for 10 July 2006

Luka Bloom / Holding Back The River
Powerful song from the "Turf" release

Playlist for 17 July 2006

Luka Bloom / Don't Be So Hard On Yourself
Played for a good friend having a tough time right now

Laurie West:
"This week, as usual, I opened the show with a Luka Bloom track.
But there was a special reason. A good friend of mine here in
Melbourne is going through a really tough time right now and I
played the song for him as a form of encouragement. The good
news is that he heard the track and sent me a text during the
show expressing the uplifting feeling he got.

Luka Bloom songs can really hit the heart and I am enjoying
opening the show as I am each week. To have seen Luka
singing his wonderful songs on stage has been one of the
musical highlights of my life!"

Playlist for 24 July 2006

Luka Bloom / The Man Is Alive
Excellent track off the first album "Riverside"

Playlist for 31 July 2006

Marisa Yeaman / No Fences

Playlist for 07 August 2006

Luka Bloom / Hudson Lady
About the early days in New York

Playlist for 14 August 2006

Luka Bloom / The Fertile Rock
A good description of Jack actually!

Playlist for 21 August 2006

Luka Bloom / The Hungry Ghost
Another super track from "Salty Heaven"

Playlist for 28 August 2006

Marisa Yeaman / Solid Ground

Playlist for 04 September 2006

Luka Bloom / I Believe In You
From Luka's second album "The Acoustic Motorbike"

Playlist for 11 September 2006

Luka Bloom / It's A Passion
Luka's music certainly is around here!

Playlist for 18 September 2006

Luka Bloom / Soshin
Our 2006 show opener continues on his magical way

Playlist for 25 September 2006

Marisa Yeaman / Little Girl Lost

Playlist for 02 October 2006

Luka Bloom / Ciara
"Salty Heaven" continues to inspire me

Playlist for 09 October 2006

Luka Bloom / The Acoustic Motorbike
A very sensible approach to viewing the countryside

Playlist for 16 October 2006

Luka Bloom / In Between Days
Outstanding cover of The Cure's Robert Smith song

Playlist for 23 October 2006

Luka Bloom / Monsoon
Beginning the show "Between The Mountain And The Moon"

Monday, March 21, 2005Review of recent Luka Bloom concert in Melbourne...
Tracks featured were
1. Primavera
2. In Between Days
3. Salvador
4. Blackberry Time
5. No Matter Where You Go, There You Are
6. The City of Chicago (Christy Moore version)
7. Peace On Earth

Monday, November 1, 2004Telephone interview with Luka Bloom from his home in Ireland...
Tracks featured were
1. I Need Love
2. Out On A Limb (The Barry Moore Years)
3. Delirious
4. Throw Your Arms Around Me
5. In Between Days
6. Sunny Sailor Boy
7. Be Still Now
8. Salt Water

Irish musician Luka Bloom began life with a much duller name. He was born
Barry Moore, but decided on a plane flight to New York to adopt the new
moniker.
It was 1987. Barry was off to a new country, with new people, so why not a
new name too? Luka comes from the Suzanne Vega song My name is Luka and
Bloom is from James Joyce's Ulysses.
Luka grew up in County Kildare in Ireland and was educated by the Patrician
Brothers and the Dominican Fathers. He is the brother of folk musician
Christy Moore - or as Luka likes to say in concert - Christy Bloom is his brother!

Music was an intrinsic part of his life growing up. The Moore family all
sing and play, but Luka had his own way of making music. His first tour was
as the support act to Christy Moore in 1969. Luka Bloom was 14 years of age.
Severe tendonitis damaged his guitar picking hand, but it was a blessing
really; it made Luka learn to play with a plectrum. He also adopted some
silly antics on stage. In 1991 Luka recorded the album Acoustic Motorbike
and at the PinkPop Festival in the Netherlands, cycled on stage with the
guitar strapped to his back.

He travels to Australia often. "I think there's a deep empathy between
Australians and the Irish, something hard to define but probably evident
within our similar, self-effacing sense of humour," Luka says. "I do always
feel at home in Australia."

His shows include tender original material, but his cover songs are equally
superb. Luka Bloom hit the big time in America with a stripped-back Irish
version of the rap song 'I Need Love' which was first done by LL Cool J. Luka
says he does not include cover songs in his set just for the novelty factor.
"I have always believed that it is possible for a solo artist to sing songs
from any area and the only limitations are in people's minds. Rather than
covering these songs as a novelty, I was determined to convey my love of
these songs and the artists who created them."
The album Keeper Of The Flame saw him tackle songs from Bob Dylan, The Cure,
U2, and even the Hunters and Collectors ballad 'Throw Your Arms Around Me'.

The new album Innocence is a departure from the norm. It is more about the
lyrics than the sound. Luka paints pictures through his poetry and lets the
music simply add to the mood.

The gorgeous and sweet Irish musician Luka Bloom, is touring Australia right
now. After a long break from playing live he started his antipodean trip in
Perth where he caught up with ABC presenter Russell Woolf.

Join Angela Catterns for Breakfast on Tuesday 15 March when the enigmatic Irish folk
singer/songwriter Luka Bloom talks about his new album Innocence.
Songs:
1. Throw Your Arms Around Me (Keeper Of The Flame)
2. Thank You For Bringing Me Here (live)

He's never been on the MTV awards, he's never dated Paris Hilton, but he's one of Ireland's
more successful musical exports. He's done it with a combination of gentle melody and
carefully crafted lyrics. Word of mouth, coupled with the acclaim of music writers, and ABC
airplay has kept bringing Luka Bloom back to Australia to play for enthusiastic audiences.

Mr Bloom breaks what he does into three compartments - writing a song, recording a song,
and performing it. "The performance is the celebration part of the other two jobs",
says Luka Bloom.

Russell Woolf is interested in Luka's recent live album 'Amsterdam'. It was unusual as a live
recording from a single concert (most live albums are edited together from several concerts).
It turns out that it was extremely unusual because Luka's not a fan of live albums at all.
"I don't listen to live albums mostly", he says, "unless it's jazz." He
was only recording with a view to a 'B' side, but then said "God I've really got to
release this." As the title indicates, 'Amsterdam' was recorded in Holland. The crowd
sang along in particularly moving fashion. Luka reckons that, perhaps unexpectedly,
"the Dutch and the Belgians are just gorgeous singers."

Luka Bloom is only just now resuming live performance. For parts of last year he could
neither play nor sing. He was struggling with tendonitis because "I'd basically been
playing for thirty years and not really stopped to pay attention to the way I was doing what
I was doing." He'd no sooner overcome the tendonitis and he got voice nodules.

This led Luka Bloom to have to reinvent himself as a performer. And yes he's happy with the result.

Luka Bloom turns 50 this year. A master interpreter, throughout his long musical career
Bloom has balanced original songs with reinventions of tunes by a diverse range of songwriters.
Bloom drops by The Deep End to perform.
Songs:
1. City Of Chicago
2. Primavera
3. Make You Feel My Love

Richard Stubbs talks to celebrated Irish singer-songwriter
LUKA BLOOM about his new album Innocence, and he'll play live.

John Laws Morning Show Programme
Wednesday, 9 March 2005www.johnlaws.com.au/4Vox.html

Luka Bloom balances his original songs with reinventions of tunes by a diverse range of songwriters, from
Joni Mitchell to Bob Dylan. Currently touring Australia, Luka Bloom called into The Fortress to speak
with John Laws and sing a couple of tunes.
Songs:
1. Thank You For Bringing Me Here
2. Make You Feel My Love

ABC > The Morning Show
Friday, 5 May 2000www.abc.net.au/triplej/morning/stories/s123911.htm

Irish songwriter Luka Bloom is back in Australia with his sweet, sad songs.

The Sin É Sessions presented by Mick O' Brien is Dublin's only 2 hour
Folk and Ballad Radio Programme. It is live on Dublin City Anna Livia 103.2 FM each Tuesday 9-11pm.
O' Briens Tuesday night Sin É Show mixes local legends like Luke Kelly with such new
kids on the block as Danu and Dervish. One of Anna Livia's biggest ratings-grabbers, it's
also spawned its own Sin É Sessions Album, which includes songs performed live on air
by John Spillane, Luka Bloom, Cathal Holland and Major coup.

The Sin É Sessions CD features an exclusive recording of Luka Bloom's
first live performance of 'City of Chicago' on radio.
"A master singer/songwriter, Luka's songs are poetic, positive and musical. The Sin É listeners
gave great feedback to Luka's appearances on the show. His song on this cd is 'City of Chicago'.
Luka wrote this song in 1984 and this was his first time to sing it on radio. I have great respect
for Luka Bloom as a singer/songwriter and as a person."

"This CD is a celebration of live music and song writing talents that the Irish folk music scene
is widely known for. The idea for this cd came from the listeners to Sin É which is an
Irish Folk Music radio programme that I have presented for the past 5 years on Dublin City Anna
Livia 103.2 FM. It is our policy to have as much live music on Sin É as possible. Over
the past 5 years we have had some of Ireland's finest singer/songwriters from Christy Moore to
Jimmy McCarthy, from Luka Bloom to Johnny Duhan. Some of our regular listeners would
ring up and ask me to play the versions of a particular song that an artist had performed on
the show live. So we decided to put some of these songs on a cd and let a bit of air at these
particular versions. I have had the pleasure of sitting in the hot seat while some of Ireland's
finest artists perform these great songs..."

Joe Jackson explores the life and career of Luka Bloom.
Songs chosen were:
James Taylor - Fire and Rain - Luka's time in Newbridge College
U2 - New Year's Day - the developing music scene in Ireland in the early '80s
Lou Reed - New York - the late '80s when Luka moved to America
Luka - The Man is Alive - with a lot of background detail on both the song and his fatherMonsoon - with some background information I'm a Bogman - the album version (but was cut off quickly at the end of the programme)

MONDAY NIGHTS - In Concert Series
A collection of nightly music programmes for Summer weeknights at 10.02pm,
July, August, September 2001 on RTÉ Radio 1 -
The In Concert series will continue through the summer months
providing a wide and diverse selection of 'live' concert sounds.www.rte.ie/rteguide

Monday, 6 August 2001 - 22:02-23.00 - Radio 1In Concert: Luka Bloom
Highlights from a concert recorded last February at the Cork Opera House.
The performance includes Gone to Pablo, Wishing on a Star, If I Were a Carpenter
and Don't Be So Hard on Yourself.

Setlist: Exploring The Blue - Gone To Pablo - Rescue Mission - Sunny Sailor Boy -
Don't Be So Hard On Yourself - Make You Feel My Love -
Wishing On A Star - Keeper Of The Flame - I'm A Bogman - Water Ballerina -
If I Were A Carpenter - The Fertile Rock - Ciara - You Couldn't Have Come At A Better Time

Clancy's Irish Music Radiowww.clancysirishmusicradio.com

15th-19th March 2001 - Special St. Patrick's Holiday Programme with Luka Bloom

Interview & Playlist:
Christy Moore: The City Of Chicago
Luka Bloom: You Couldn't Have Come At A Better Time, If I Were A Carpenter, Holy Ground, Bad
The Pogues: Thousands Are Sailing
Luka Bloom: Forgiveness

Playlist for 26 October 2006Luka Bloom (special)
01. It's Not Good Enough
02. Girl
02. The Man Is Alive
03. You Youldn't Have Come At A Better Time
04. I Need Love
05. Diamond Mountain
06. Black Is The Colour
07. The Fertile Rock
08. Rainbow Warrior
09. Gone To Pablo
10. She Moved Through The Fair
11. Be Still Now
12. Delirious
13. Miracle Cure
14. No Matter Where You Go, There You Are
15. Thank You For Bringing Me Here

Thursday, October 20th, and Thursday, December 8th, 2005Luka Bloom featured on Radio Rijwoude - Presenter: Wim van Gent

Wim van Gent was also in the audience of Luka Bloom's concert at the Helix in Dublin on September 28th.
His radio show on Thursday, October 20th, will include interviews he did with fans after the show.
broadcast time: 21.00-23.00 h (local time)

The playlist included Luka's songs The Man Is Alive, Primavera and Thank You For Bringing Me Here.

There was also the broadcast of an interview with Luka Bloom onThursday, December 8th, 22.00-23.00 h
> Repeat on December 12th, 2005 from 14.00-16.00 h (local time)
Playlist:
1. You Couldn't Have Come At A Better Time
2. Diamond Mountain
3. The Man Is Alive
4. The Fertile Rock
5. Freedom Song
6. Miracle Cure
7. Sunny Sailor Boy
8. Peace On Earth

Ditch your shoes, grab a bean bag and join us for the Loft Sessions...
where we invite our favorite artists up to the Loft and ask them to
create their ideal intimate musical session, especially for you. And as always
at the Loft, the music is paramount, so you'll hear everything from hit
gems to adventurous covers - even the occasional choice insight - all
at each artist's discretion.
The Loft Sessions.
Meet the artists as they are.

Monday, June 26, 2006 :: #99 Luka Bloom
From songs off the new album Innocence to plenty of our
favorite covers (Dylan, The Cure, and more!), Luka's sagacious songwriting and disarming
Irish wit captured us completely. Please join us for this truly compelling session.

Musical memorials to folk heroes, and an interview with Luka Bloom.
Songs played live in studio:
1. She Moved Through The Fair
2. Miracle Cure
3. June
4. City of Chicago
5. No Matter Where You Go, There You Are (from the album Innocence)

Some singer/songwriters seem to simply transcend trends, peacefully making their music regardless
of financial success or record sales. Some call them Cult or Underground artists. We here at KFOG
just call it good music.

Luka Bloom falls squarely into this category. He joined us here at the KFOG
Studios to play a show for an extremely intimate KFOG Private Concert.
The respected Irish folk singer is known for his highly engaging stage presence and richly layered
acoustic songs, making him a big draw here on San Francisco stages, and a favorite on KFOG's
Acoustic Sunrise. Luka treated the Foghead-only crowd to a strictly acoustic performance that
may have been lacking in sheer volume, yet was made up for in Bloom's boundless energy.
Thanks to Luka and his crew for putting on such a great show for the Fogheads.

Since 1991, World Cafe has showcased contemporary music, serving up an eclectic blend of blues,
rock, folk and alternative country. David Dye hosts the program from member station WXPN
in Philadelphia. Each show centers on David's "performance chat" with a featured artist or band.

World Café with David Dye - Special Guest: Luka Bloom
Irish singer songwriter Luka Bloom is stopping by the World Cafe
studios before he heads home. His new album 'Between The Mountain and The Moon'
is a glimpse at his continuing spiritual look at life and music.

23 August & 13 September 2002
On this edition of Conversations from the World Cafe with host David Dye, Irish singer songwriter Luka Bloom plays from his new
album, 'Between the Mountain and the Moon'. Born Barry Moore, the performer changed his name to
Luka Bloom on a plane ride to the States. He got his inspiration both from Suzanne Vega's song Luka and from the character
Leopold Bloom in the novel Ulysses. Bloom is well regarded for both his original music and his ability to reinvigorate and interpret
other people's songs.

WXPN 88.5 > World Café
October 22, 1999 and November 22, 1999www.xpn.org

Join host David Dye as the World Cafe welcomes Luka Bloom
to the studio for a performance and interview.
1. Blackberry Time
2. Don't Be So Hard On Yourself
3. Cool Breeze
4. Ciara

Sedge Thomson's West Coast Live
San Francisco's Live Radio Show to the World
11 March 2000www.wcl.org